About me

Sau-Chin Chen
associate professor, Department of Human Development and Psychology
Tzu-Chi University

Center for Open Science, Ambassador
Psychological Science Accelerator, Fellow, Assistant Director
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Properties	Example	\(Chone's\ d_z\)
Shape		.27 ~ .31
Color		.20 ~ .48
Size		.07 ~ .27
Orientation		.07 ~ .13

Source: Zwaan and Pecher (2012); de Koning et al. (2017b); de Koning et al. (2017a)

Why test orientation effects across languages

• Inconsistent findings among languages
• Mysterious implication: Language Comprehension X Actions
• Update researchers’ scope

Issues

• Mental Simulation: Our minds simulate what we are reading.
• Match Advantage: (Check example)Faster responses to the object pictures which are compatible with our simulations.

Why the orientation effect has the smallest effect size?

• Theory issues
  • Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic
  • Diversity among languages
• Methodology issues
  • Only small objects were employed in the investigation of orientation effect
  • Task demands: Verification only?

Registered Report

Investigate match advantage of object orientation between …

• Large objects vs. Small objects: crane vs. cane
• Tasks Picture Verification vs. Pictures Comparison vs. Picture Naming
• Languages: English vs. Dutch(Dutch; English) vs. Chinese

Pre-analysis for sample size estimation

• Estimate maximal sample size in terms of past results and .80 power
• Decide Bayes Factor for stopping data collection

Findings

About picture verification

About picture identification

About picture naming

• No language group shows match advantage of object orientation.
• Naming small objects was faster than naming large objects.

Conclusion

• Orientation effects shifted with object size and task demands
• Moderator of languages

Why PSA accept this project

• Timing
• Significance
  Members share the interest with mine
  Accumulated evidence would provoke new research topic
• Feasibility
  Members could run this project with the limited resource
  Members could afford the estimated sample size

Issue

• Language Diversity: Finding robust orientation effect in addition to Amenrican English?
• Embodied Cognition: Studies tested extended hypothesis in terms of small effect size

• Which langauge aspects would alter match advantage of object orientation?

• Language Diversity: American English shows the robust orientation effect

• Embodied Cognition: Extended studies depended on small effect size

• How would language alter match advantage of object orientation?

Theory	Evidence

Registered Report

source: Moshontz et al. (2018)

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• Explore new research topics
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• Upgrade scientific scope

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• Investigate psychological effects which could be diverse among cultures, langauges, societies, and any human traits.
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